Your ministry likely has, or will have, video to share in 2017. Listen in on a WELSTech discussion of the whys, whats, whos, and hows of using YouTube to get your videos played, talked about, and shared. There’s also coverage of some of the “wow” of CES, a pulsing pick of the week, and an in-depth look at the Minneapolis Institute of Art Martin Luther exhibit.

The discussion:

All about YouTube – In this era of visual communication, the popularity of the video hosting platform YouTube has raised it to the status of the second most popular search engine. And while many may not realize YouTube has a social side to it’s personality, it can be a great place to connect and share the good news of Jesus Christ.

• Designing your channel page
• Access your YouTube Dashboard at youtube.com/dashboard
• Sample YouTube accounts:
  • WELS Streams
  • Lakeside Lutheran High School
  • Kettle Moraine Lutheran High School
  • Fox Valley Lutheran High School
  • Koine
  • Your Time of Grace
  • Worldview Everlasting

News in tech:

• 5 gadgets that made me say wow
• Lego Boost is going to turn all your Lego toys into programmable robots
• A smart home scoreboard for CES 2017

Picks of the week:

• Fitbit Charge 2
• Mint

Ministry resources:

• Martin Luther: Art and the Reformation
• Productivity Tips from challies.com

Featured video:

The newest addition on the WELSTech Presentation/Teaching YouTube playlist is Always With You featuring MLC Professor David Scharf from Your Time of Grace.

Coming up on WELSTech:

Episode 480 – Tim Plath, chairman of Area Lutheran High Schools Online, talks with Martin and Sallie about the online learning platform, plus we discuss tech backup strategy for the new year. Release date: Wednesday, January 18.

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